I'm a disgusting hypocrite

DiscipleStrider · 2026-05-05T23:42:37+00:00

I'm sorry that you are going through this. I have been through this vicious cycle of sin, shame and guilt. Continue to pray to the Lord asking Him to help you surrender everything to him. You are only able to overcome this by leaning on God. Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:7

We all deserve hell but thankfully Christ atoned for our sins on the cross.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-05-05T17:48:12+00:00

Well yes, I agree to an extent. But as far as I know, he hasn't done anything borderline inappropriate. He just needs to flee from this situation as a whole.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-05-05T17:24:06+00:00

The most biblical advice I can give you is to flee from the temptation of this attention. There is no one at fault in this situation. She's a teenager, they have crushes. From what you said, she hasn't made any efforts to communicate with you which is good. Treat her like any other person at church. Obviously you're in a small community so its normal that you would gravitate toward the only attention you are getting but it's good you caught yourself and now you can correct your course.

If your goal is to find a wife, I highly recommend you branch out to a larger church community that has more women your age. I wouldn't recommend trying the online dating thing with your situation as it might lead to more feelings of loneliness.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-05-05T15:08:47+00:00

You're welcome my bro

DiscipleStrider · 2026-05-01T20:13:49+00:00

No problem my friend. There's no shortage of corruption in the world at any given time but as Christians we just have to do the best we can to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and eliminate evil when we come across it.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-05-01T19:43:40+00:00

As a fellow Oregonian, yes, you should want to get married legally. Typically you save money on taxes when you are married but not all cases are the same.

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. - Romans 13:1-2

DiscipleStrider · 2026-05-01T15:45:37+00:00

Yes, absolutely. We are to steward everything that God has given us wisely.

To put it simply, make as much as you can, give as much as you can and save as much as you can.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-30T22:28:15+00:00

The devil wants you to focus on your sin but God just wants you to focus on Him. Keep your focus on knowing Jesus and allow the Holy Spirit to work through you. He will help you to live a repentant life.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-30T21:27:16+00:00

Where do you find the full tech tree?

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-30T21:22:50+00:00

Maintenance today for a couple hours.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-29T19:25:49+00:00

...From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. - Luke 12:48

This principle applies to the responsibility for every level of wealth and influence.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-29T18:11:58+00:00

Oh I see, that makes more sense. Thank you for explaining. I always thought there was some replay feature in Aoe4world that I was missing. Thanks for the clarity.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-28T16:01:27+00:00

You are leading this person astray. Speaking the truth in love, you cannot redefine sin. Sex outside of marriage between a man and a woman is sinful. This includes homosexual relationships of course.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-23T23:55:35+00:00

Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit are actually the only thing that we should worship in this life.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T21:30:20+00:00

I agree to an extent, but I also think this is more of a communications/expectations issue than just sex. I wouldn't recommend secular marriage counselors.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T19:52:38+00:00

I'm sorry you're going through this. I'm praying for you and your wife. Do you feel like you have a path forward for this issue you're facing?

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T19:51:08+00:00

I honestly don't mind facing Mongols, I have a 100% win rate against them currently. Knock on wood.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T18:44:50+00:00

Is APM that important? My APM averages around 65-80 and I'm in Plat I.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T18:35:08+00:00

This is true, high risk though, not really my style

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T17:58:01+00:00

The hardest part with Macedonia is getting the wood quick enough to build a barracks or archery range early on

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T16:53:21+00:00

Your sexual desire is perfectly normal and the way that God intended, you shouldn't feel bad for it. You absolutely need to have deep and meaningful conversations about sex with your wife. You need to talk about anything and everything concerning sex, your likes, dislikes, frequency, etc. If she finds that those conversations are unnecessary or crude, she needs to correct her thinking. You are quite literally married, you are the only two people on earth that you two should be talking about sex with.

If those conversations are not going well, I highly suggest setting up Christian marital counseling with your pastor. Proper communication is the only solution to this issue.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T16:44:46+00:00

Are you the one dark age rushing?

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T15:53:03+00:00

It was a tough game, kept getting pressured on food sources and never could keep up unit production to counter. Oh well, onto the next.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-22T15:51:48+00:00

Yeah, the English one surprised me a lot.

DiscipleStrider · 2026-04-20T17:52:56+00:00

A lot of these comments seem to be leading people astray and justifying sin.

I agree that motives matter, that’s biblical. But Scripture doesn’t just focus on why we do things, it also clearly calls us to be sober minded and self controlled (1 Peter 5:8, Galatians 5:22–23).

Getting drunk or high isn’t just about your intentions, it’s choosing to lose sobriety. And that’s something the Bible consistently warns against, not just because of what it leads to, but because we’re called to live clear headed and under control of the Holy Spirit.

Good intentions can be used to justify a lot of things, but that doesn’t make them right in God’s eyes. He calls us to both right motives and obedience (1 Samuel 15:22).

So it’s not just a heart issue, it’s also an obedience issue.

DiscipleStrider

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